iorth Carolina FILED - media1.s-nbcnews.commedia1.s-nbcnews.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/NEWS/Basit_Javed_Sheikh...AO 9! 1 Rev O&iO'il Cnm:nal Complaint UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the

AO 9! 1 Rev O&iO'il Cnm:nal Complaint

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the

Eastern District of \iorth Carolina FILED United States of America

v. BASIT JAVED SHEIKH Case \io.

NOV 0 4 2013 JULIE Ail US DIST OURDRSTCLERK

BY 1 ,EDNC ---..lclt-l~-- DEP CLK

CRDHi'iAL COMPLAINT

I. the complainant in this case. state that th~: foliowing is true to the best of my knowledge and belief

On or about the date(s) of

East~rn .. Distric; of

~1\Jgyem.Q~LfL 2Q_1

North Carolina

in the county or Wake

. the defendant(s) violated:

( >ifenle D.: scription

in the

Code Scclion 18 u.s.c. 23398 Prov1ding Material Support to a Des1gnated Foreign Terrorist Organization

This criminal complaint is based on these :acts:

See attached affidavit

:;{Continued on the attach<:d sheet.

Complmnan/ ·.,. stgnarure

~§A~~J~Qn M§§IQw,_f!:'l__ Printed name and tl/li•

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence.

Datt::

Cit) and state:: '/

Rale;igfl., Nort_tl_~_arolina~- ROBERTjQN~~~agistrate JLicJflE? Printed name and Iitle

5:13-MJ-1999

Case 5:13-cr-00305-BO Document 1 Filed 11/04/13 Page 1 of 25

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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF AN ARREST WARRANT

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.:::.ve been t c: :.he Federal Bur-eau

t:-~e Cr~~ ed States a:. ~ave received tra~~ing :~

c:.:r na::.. e:-:terp. int ~ :.iqence :.::vest.:;a::.: on.s, co~1du::t.:Lng searc:.r:es a .d s e ..: z :.: r E:~ s , and

con::a::ied i :. ~:Jvest:ga::.:c:-. I have c:J:--~duc~ed a:Jd

·~;:·:~ the::: 1avl er:: rce:r.en:. o[ficer·s

::;crL1U::.::. ec a ~eder-al 18 J.S. Sect~ or: 23393 :Atte~p::.ing tc Prcvl S~2ppo:.:: Or

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s:.:ppcrt res u u r(:~; s to a al crapts r cor:spi ~es

§233S3, ind.: ·vi~d~a 1 r:t:..st have

i_nc~udes amonqs::. ether :~i_nqs

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BACKGROUND REGARDING COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET, AND E-MAIL

.,.,, as 1~.sed :'e::-.. s cie.f ::ed by ~it:.e 18,

~n ted Stales Cede,

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and knc'd ~e

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e :ect :- :Jd:eni ca 1, i ~:c: udes arty

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~ ~:c.~_ 1J.des any (~ata stc::-age facil.:ty

y d:re~t 1 'i rc I tlt

,d exper~e~cc ~n the investigation

Based c~ xy train~ng, cxper ence

co~~.puter

To ac:::ess ::he 1.:-:tc:::::e:, a:: ir.divic.~:a: ccmputel'"

u~; r· rnu s t S;jbs cr ibe to a:1 acccs s ·p ~c·r,.ri_ de r, :"¥7 ~~i c:h ::;per a t.es a

hc)s cor:·~~Jut.e~ sy tc:r'. v:l·: h ~:::":ec:_ access :a r_he L~iter:-:et.. Tt:e

s a f·~:-.ct · o~;a it: y o: the 2.nter-net

nfor:r.a:ion;

b. :_::e ~r1 t e ~r:e:, a::

~his cor:1ec:Jon can ~r:oz:iprn, :ocal

network, wireless, ond ~umcrous c~hcr mc~hnd ; nd

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or fi:es i::: 2.::--.

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services r: r· t.:de, li::-:i:.ed :.o: Yatoo ~,

p~cvidcr spccl.fic r Tirr.e

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a.. A"'\ Ir:te:rnet P:::-ctoco.l (IP)

tr~e .i~terne:.

aacresses are ass~ to a user either a~ew at the tiDe of ccr..ncc:t.:. .. g the

r.: g1.;ratio:-1.

s:a:-~ c I? adcirc·ss. know:;

bu J fixed

usir:g a

addresses ~s ass:qned newly ~or each co~nect~o~ wip~ :~e

'·- I P aadress. va""' ous

7~o e !SP's ~ost a b depend~~q on where a user lives.

k o~ :2 addresses that are di tritu:ed ISP's

~aintain historical data P adare:-:ses · .. 1

s'JCscr:oe~s. :::r addresses, in ' . . cc:n;::1nat1cn '::heir cia e d

traced ::::·y the :::sP ba::k :: a specific s~bscriber.

FACEBOOK

social utility that connects peop_e w:-~

~;ave access :...c t.he 1nten:e:. facebook prov:des tree web baseo :nternet \\pagesJ/ t the ge:-.eral p·.~blic and based

Faceb::;c k :-eqister o:-: i:1c at

-· '._ subscr:bers may a.c;ccss ti:ei r acco~:nts

t::e _ r~te:::-ne: located a :-~yw::e re :'ace:>cck a~ :cw.s :.he subscr:Lber to

pe:::· nal:ze ::l:eir "page" a:"";O up~odd an t:nl:..rr.iU::d amour:t of

"page." users er;qaqe

pr.:.vate :nessag:..:;.g s ssior:s w:th ct.t:er~.; ~Jsers, o·~t or~l'y'

~ypir:9, no 1.:..,1e au.<:i:_() ::\:- ·I:dec cor:ununic:n .. - .on :s f>Os.sijlc.

Facebco~ r:1a:.:-::a.:ns e:.ec::::o::i:: reccrGs ·,i!1ich i.nc~'....de accour:t subsc:ribe~ i:-::or:r,at:: r~.r-1:-:h cor .ding IP add~esses for a snec·~ic da::e and time,

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SKYPE

S~ype e ::;ver-~

Dessaq ng ellen~.

~r by chat s ss s

ar:C ins:::.ant

.~me:, l;y v:i.<ieo by ·· ypir::g ::~essaqes

arci. These ca:--. be use~

s =._r:v.; .. t a:-:eou s 1 y ·or i ?hone calls xay a.s be p:aced t e~ts on :he :~ad~:ional te

se r:v ~ce :Lee cails to landl ne and mobi.l.e

s a:::-e charged to systerr~. S L. ties of ::.Jet•.vec~; l.:Ser:s ar~d

deocor1.:erenci :..ste~ed ~sers - Skype a;:"'e .:_der:t.ified a unique

:.::ii:::-ec:ory. name ana may be listed 1n a Skype

PROBABLE CAUSE

Al-Nusrah is a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization

:.he :tee States Depa2:tnen:: c)f State ':JOS),

J cL::le-::i nearly 6C attacks ng frorr: ::tore thar: 4J s-...::c:cc~ a···--acks to s:~'ia2.: arrr.s and irtpr~:Yvised

explosive device operat~ons - in xajcr ci:y centers including Daznascus, Aleppo, Ee.r;;ah, Ca::--a, Hems, Idlil:'i, ar~d Day.c al Za\~'r. Du2:inq kil-ed. 'l l":e

attacks nuxerc~s 1 . " . ~c:aaer o .. a~ 'ida

.:!'::-:ocent

in : ;:-aq Syr-::ar.s have

I; has bee:1

Lcly affir~ed AQI's af~-l~a-icr. Wlt~ ai-Kusrah.

tc an seeks establish an Islar:tic s :::.a to U:rouq!':

~;ioler.cc. Th~s ide icgy prcclai~s :hat ~r.cse ~~o de not a:so ad~:e re t. i .. L a ::--e t:~en ~~ C·ppos lion

are tnerefcre enenies ! ~slax, and :~a: any Muslix ~he does r.ot: abide thi.s r::.te. St:cf. rvlusllrns arc :herefore cieewe:J e::e~.ies \-JC.o r:-tU':i jus::i.f.}_ab:y be

1 0 . 0 n 1 0 / 1 5 I 2 0 C 4 , t he DC) S ignatet as n Foreign Terrcrist rga:-:iza::.ion FTC;.

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Or. - /~:~/7: 12, DCS i,ss:...:.eC a press re2.ease en:it:_ed Tc:.r:rorJ.st

Desigr:at1ons or the al-NJs.r:ah Front as a:-: ldic:s for aJ-Qa'ida

i to ~~c:~dc :he ~o::cw~:-:g ~ew aliases: a!-

l\us:::ah f::-or:t, JabhaL a::.-;l:.;.s.::-ah, Jabhet al-:~usra, 'i':1e Victory

?~o:it, and Al.-l\usrah ~von: fer ~he People ~ the Levant.

al F~ont a:: a

CO!L.t:Ol : U.S. per s.

ia.s c" l\.CT has r:ad -:;:owing l y

prav.:.de, :-na:erial

a!~. propert.y

hat arc ::-!

BASIT JAVED SHEIKH is the user of Facebook page "Abdul Basit"

~.3. :~P~,S T T)\\:'"F:D SHSIK:l :,l:ere::-:2:-:cr ~37\S:7) is ci 29 yea.:: cld

~na"" He .=..s or~J..g:~r:a2.ly :'ror:·. Pal~lsLdn dr~J ls c;ur.rt:;:!:...:v a

Bet'..:ee;. approxixa·e·y Augus: 2008 ana :he present, he has resided in Cary, No::~. Ct~~o ir.a .. 5ased c:~ ev::.dence yo;.:r .D..':.f ~ant. has

3ASIT :.s a Facebook user and the user

Bas it"

Face;:..-oc.·k pagc~s .ave ::;ce:--~ c~ea.ted and used .:·.:corn Ja:;.'...:al::'y 2013

tnro~g~ the p~ese~~. Pos::s ;;;ade c:-: the ''Abci:.:l Fias~t"

Face book pages ·~.ave bee

co~ ence ng i~ v~o:a~i n ~ Faceooo~'s s~andards.

:-ccti

:_:ser ide::tif.i.catio~. :1L.:7".bcr~ Facetook rcco!'ds, ir: co.:: j ur~c:::io:t

w::.th ether evidence, st~ongly indicates ::~at while a separate e;;;a add~ess was ~sed in each ~n ::ance - rccrea~e the Pac ocok page "A~du: Basi:," the _se~ has ronained EAS:r.

Facebook records receive:J 2/1 //. 13. :'he

tha:: Facebco~ page "Abd~l Basit" on

.. ' . c.n lS

Facebook page between sonetixe o:': 2013 unti.l 5/E/20:!.3.

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was 919-274-1231. AT&~ records l~st

os :he s~bscr bcr to t~is :e~

accor-ding ~o tt:e ~·a.cetook ·~ecords, ar: I? Iogjr, address csed _or thjs acco~nt an /51 CI3 was 174.9 ."98.92. Hecords f.::-o:r. T_r:te :":a:-~ .. e:.: c:ab1e ~ s s t:r:is :.? address ~ror-: )/5/2013 as

be .i. :19 :.1sec

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t.he NC Cepa::·:::"1en:: of tV:cto::: Ve~.:.cle, disc2..oses t.ha.: ":lssi:-. S".e.:r:h" !:as .:.:sed ::-.is as his horne address. ua·,;

o·ase::ved BFtS J.T :his

/7/13 5/Jl!l f the E'Bl is aware that ?acebuok

Ea.si.t" .:.:J0085L 264656 v.;as

~acebook records disp-ay th_s acco~nt was created c:1 1/2 /2 13.

reso:ve to IP addresses

1,. 3el v,;een 6/l/13 and '7/C/"f~ 'I--' i .,_,.,..; f the is that :'aceboo<

ex:.stc~1cc. Facebook records display t~ s a coLnt was created c;; :::/JI/2013. The s~Dscribe~ ~·1as1 t" and

Ba.s:_t" describes

hi:rself as living in Cary, North Ca~olina and as being Se

s L a t e d :: ::a -:: he lived :he 1992 :~ro~gh Deceobe= 2

page \\r\bdu :. 3as it:''

l.::.es. Review f ::he .OASI'.:'' dis ays that BJI.S.l'I'

_(" Se l:Ies

is aware Lr:at. Facebook :c 006304244421 ·was in

exis:::.ence. Faceboo~ records display this a=count was created o:: I.::.: /2 o::. 3.

the xajcrity of the IP address .ogins ccntin-ed +o resolve ~o

I? add~ess 1 4. 9 . %. 221, '1-.r'-:ich 's O'.•med ::::y 'I'i:r,e \IIJar-r.e:· :able ~... C a r y , t~ C ~

ar: I? ~~reover, acccra~ng to the Facebook

g:n aodress used ~ r this acco~nt on /1 /2013 was 174.97.194.22:. Records froo ~iDe ~arner Cah:e

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list t::is ,- D addre s .J;'>"'/""-."'Y'l - .. .._;);.~

suosc:ciber "Basit S:"'.eikh" ,,;:._::h an address c: 32~l Sv:a::sboro ~r~'le, Cary, t\C, 2 ~ .. 9.

Fo.cebook

':::ary, t~ rt::l Carol.ir:d,

:rem V~c:oria, Se

FB:: :..s c· .. ;are ::hct ?acc;bcok 0 ~~ 6 5 c. 7 64

exi.ster1c:c. Fa created 1 - r 1 /'

! .... vI L 3. T~e subscriber is listed as "Abdu~ BasiL" and

on /:.2/20~3 v:as 4.97.19t~.22l.

Cab} :s:: ddres subsc:""'i De:r '' Eas: ~- St Jr ... e, Cary·, I<C, .,9.

page

frc:t 8/12 1"'1 "\ '""· v .L ~j

v:: :: h an address

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be~ :-'.q used by

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65090:76~7 co~:tained a puO_ ... c pos~i:--~g stati.ng tha: the

racebook page. t;:e new ~AC~30C~ page,

accou~t nu~ber was 1000J~522373802. 1J:-: 9/9/2 :3, lLe user of re£lted

that t-.e l:.ved ~ pnqe ''?-.. bdul 3as.:t

Cary, Revi.ew ot U:e

a::.spl

_:_ely

U:a::: )·c;e l y

)'\:id.: t · ona ~ y, ~n : I /_3, ?acebc k cage "Abdu~ Basit IIu

~:verted by ::.he '..lser to

v:r:t.::.~:g o: th.:_s affiJavi t.

idcn::if::ca ~

I? login aacrcss ~sc ::~his r:~:ccur1t on 9/17/2J13 1t:as

Reccr s ~~c~ 7i~e ~arner Cab e list ~~is IP subscril.:Jf?r "Bnsit

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~o~ :he 0f~~eme~tic~ed Facebcok pages " l3c::sit r:::."

f hirnse.lt.

April -August of 2013: Facebook activity by BASIT

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added .... :rier~:i's i:_s= ..

" ab~.ar_ 1:-~....:s.:rah." J, s ~bs equen:: ::-eview of a revea:P.d

thaL this page was nc :on;er in existence.

- .. 3as!t," postea a pict~re .. ~<: .... :-~q a rr.acr: :':e g:.1r. l"J

ave::- his shoulders. The . read "Many arc those who

en tc live i order :c die, bJL I have chosen to die .... :·~ or-ae Lo li\le," ~vi::.f1 the l~s:.ed au::hor c the statement as "Ash Sha!~eed Abdu: Wahhab." Your a~~iant is aware ~hat Ash S .. "lahtJed Abdu_Z Viai1hab is a ::eference :o a :-~is:~or leal .f~gGre;

an Arabian Islamic sch lar Abdu Wa .. ~ab ~ho hel c

estab ish the first Saudi state. Add_ ona_ly, Ash Shaheed _!) :efere:~cc :c t .e :'a~:t tna· !":e died a ma:r.Tyr. T ?", re!:erer:ce

t

'1'.' .C0fl9 "y/ it::. YO:.J ::<us: l_f:".S 1 1! ':C.~ ~abe: j()lll"" (}',.;!1 tv:u j hi:J i.d S j

b~o-hers as takfir~'s?" Yo~r affiant is a~are that nujahidee~ refers t a persc~ ~ho wages ls}a;-r; Va .... · dt~C~lS ir:::.:.uc!e J:U ... af1idoe:1, .. u dhedce:: 1 IT.~J ah din,

anotner

T::.e term :akf r~ is the de= a~at~on a Mt.:s1.im

BAS IT Facebauk --.:s -·

r used by ~ Mus i~ who

phctog . '

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.:.ette.:

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u.:::_sdic:L:m o: ::.::.e .slami.c State

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n A:-zawahiri is a wel:

acler ecla.

6 :2/2 i:-:ter;.et The

Jihad in Syria." m ahideen p~ann :--:~ a ~~li:ary s:y_e attack. These fighters were

s:-:1;:; 1 l f \"2hic e s ar:c bu_:_ lclings on the

!1fter•..:a:ds, the of face ·.vas

The ~-ghters were t .en shewn in control at ~illta y

"i ceo T~is

t:~ed "Exc.cu:.:c~. of lO r~.ssadi by ~::e ::1uja.hid of

~~e fc~ cw ng above the video:

"# sas. # T:le Pur:..:s::rnen-: o: ::Lose ~~1 ho cause rvlischie! in ~!':e

sas is ar1 l\rab:.c word

used in reference t Isla:c:.c Jc..:ri ar:o n:eans "equal

video :tself Cl2-Sp ..... a ind vidual.s cr; t:wir. kr:ees, b2..:.ndf · :ied, 'tJllt'; bour:d hanris. Beh Lnrl :.::e :0

indi "'-l:d'.1als

head wraps.

a:::-e three perso::s ·,,•ith ~

'Iwo of these persor:s are i r faces concealed by

each h ' ,_, .acl( flaa wi:h Arabic writing cr: :he~ in white. Your a:'f ar.t is

This blacl< ::lag is q(:ne:r:d.:..2.y· 1 ~:s~.;r,il)~::d ir1 t~.;-:~t te · .. ;ith t_he shai~a(ia (ar: Isl.am.:c

creed ;~.edLing \~~here ~s ;::;~ ... t c:-:.-:: SoC. ana f"1"...:hCJ:r . .r:-taci ..:.s his

r:-,esser:qer-. "; h o lack flag

T~e :hiro persa~ :hen used a p1stcl :o shoot each of -he bound ind~vid~ais ~r: :he head. be yellinq oo:..:nci 1.nci:.vid"-.lals :s killed.

Akbar s an Arabic p~ra e ~eaning God is the Greatest or God

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The terre :akfir: :s ·~e aec_arat on ~nat a ~cs:irn

:s fc;und t be an i_n~i del or state or by a Muslin who

c.ccuses an ther Mcs:.:.r:~ o~ be-::g 2~: aposc.ate.

n::s 1::

'.48 a~-~us-ah to be apos~a~es.

. . . l~:cl~Ges a ..

knov.:n :al ban :eader a:: ~;-,e :i:r.e, :~iul-ah ~1oha:r.:nad Omar.

Juring this video, Cner c:.dvocates fo~ t:;.c Cestruc":ion cf

The v_deo a~so .:.ncludcs :cti.o::.s cf C.S. soldiers

L.he .., ~ .. ' ' " tol~Ow1ng aocve tne

tani invites :v::...sli:ns to Jihaad ~he Affiant knows :hat

P•.bu ba kr a L known proponent of the :sla~ic State

o~ Iraq and al Sha~ rsyr.:.a,.

:ograph of a

•t~:::m.cn' s : s a::1:ic cl c:h ing

o:: raoh, 3ASIT typed the 1 l I I II Your affian~ knows this to

~can Gad is great.

:he sc.:::e day, Bi\S~T pGstecl t\.VO add-...tic~~al .~.terts. Botr:

addressee :nc:: top ....

j had .. " ':'he firs'.:: post contai:1ed a otcgraph ot a rr.asked

in~ to an ar:ic!e man ho c:ng a ri~le and incl~ded a adcir ;;;sinq :.:~:e ::tot ::hat the "\.;ar-tor:: coc:ntry ::..s a·trac::ing :..hcusands i t~·Jslim extrercis:::s." Si:~.~1r:r y, c.hR .secc~:rl post contained a p:!otog_ f two ne:1, one o~ who~ ls ~asked and

nc; ,, v:eapor .. '!:'he t" L 1 e ::;:e secc:1d pos~.ed li:1k F :ne ~inaciist group Al-Nusra ?rant stand

on top of a p~ck-up no:...:1ted wit:1 a ~achine gcn."

rr.alc :" .. (:-:.ding a sn r:.Le

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·..,•earir;-;; a ba:-1dana ·,viL1 t'\raoic


:::yped "Syr:.a

:r.ar: t'.old.:.ng a ritle; reaa "A w n-win s!tua~:on,

. . v,· • ~. s : t .. a .J.. :) ;·,

~wo addi:::iunal 1le~s. lhe :irst incl.1ded :.:::o:r: ar:cthe:.;'

?ace ':Joe:-: page; :_c:ed a roon fu':

·~ne

the "'T~ .. is p.:..ct :Jre 15 a n .. f L .. e now ~nited the di!fcrcnt gro~ps o~

and rescect oLher's Co net oe11e?e L::"::::- ::-:ev..rs aboc:t our ~uj ahideen

eve~ 1 !FI

t r r

n y-efereY'.ce to

ahide n · ... miLed and ,-:aoha: !~l-

Your affiant is aware that s~~h::-:a ~s a town i::-: Syr a.

disbeliever ku.f!:ar.

udcd

I page displa ng

aodltlo::a1 :.te:::s.

t:-:e b1acl:

cx:.::c::ris: .. s and adc~tlona

as sur r o .: :1 cL :1 g ! s r 21 e l .

:~;;believer or jcJfr,

f ror:-; anot;.er

the ~iddlc-cast w~ich

~a are ::::Dvered •,d th associated w th violent Islamic

!Jlac<. fl,aqs ayed

~terr. per: io:-: o: the Dap contains a and the black ~:ag

c~~c~ of a ~as~ad nan holdinc a rifle

-7il:ad. the fol_ow~ng above

:.Lis t:.:gra Iraq and S:Ja~".

mea;.~;:g of the ·.·.rorci 1'1ua."1tab and be .:eves that :.he word may

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:::.e::::s ?locki.:HJ ::o Sy.::i S:::.irs '::'er:·cx Concerns." i\bovc.~ the

post, 3as:..t ypc:C: \\.

~ Heme .... # Not

t: -.• I a develop~en:::. t~at raises

:sic] broti1er' s &

o:: are seeir:g an to Syr~a

rc~~rn ::c cond~ct :error~st at:acks t:-.e ~Ja:",ger

a: hc:r:1e."

3'7 . Cr: the taceboc~ page "Abccl , t- If ':'his video beg~ns with a p rpor:ed o~ c.a1:r:1er: a::d i::1ages 1Jseci on

:de s inter:ded _ r Menoe.::s of the ic to ce

or o:nerwise ind~ced oy :he s t a :e:r.ent s t acts of ::errc.::isr:'c

ffenses." l\onet:-.e_ess, viciec then 01.sp1a;,: ~ 1maqes to .nclude President

Bara k Obama and U.S. s ldiers. is an inpassioned A portion c~ this

speech is as fcllcws: "I.,et their blco:::i run :.n ::he s;~reet.s of I City 2..:1 Iraq), in the !7tO~lr. ta:. n s is tan I Let :.he :vluj ar.idee:J <' t:Jem a:Jd des:::.roy thex

one ~fter the ether, ~.;e v ict the ~ujahideen is you wc::--:t to ask, v c:.: cry ::.o ~h ..

~ ay:c! Usa rna

s 1< ~ .. Your a ff' a:~::

such ~e~·erence.

: :c deceased.

3 8. Or: S/ 9/2:-13, BJ..SL :e-pDs ed a another Facebook ~ser that read, says ~ r.

·.Nan·:: to make it clea.::: I have get noth::r.g

aqai~st the FSA, they are c~r brothers in religion and l will s me

---s:a:r.:c Sta .... e o~· Iraq

and Ash-ShaaM, Ah~ar A -Shaam and other ~s-am_c Brigade ;,:1 ctor...es are ar::ri.o~:teG to tile Y:SA." To U:_s, BASIT

are is ?.rr.e rica' s ISIS, 1~~.ra~ Al-Shc::r.,

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pc>rtner in (."" .,_. L' .,) - .l I I.iwo. Al-::s.lar~,


Liwa A~- ~whccd ~nd ~he many other g~oups ar :1s vl:;Lory soon a:nen!"

The aff· \\ c:o le'' ::reate s r ac~ons t~a~ test o~e's ~ail~".

39. On 08/12/2C::.3, 3A.S:T

successive :1uj:>h dee:: Trai.::ing." Islc:nic :::ha:1t

sut:i:.Jss,

;;:caJse

;;o. on 8/]t;/::;,, video

videc Lhe

.raining. [ re~c;'- _ar:guage

re·v- i e.,, :i r.g the

v .dec tnvo~ ves

teet

was

HASIT's ~acebock ~age. The v_deo begic.s wi:~ :c.e black ~lag o: ]~nac, includes varl us cepict:cc.s o~ we_l-kncwn C.S. bern

Is_a:nlc extremist:s O:r.ar E.::ir:c:a:ni and 1\.cian Gada'!n. The video

i::: c.. red or deceast.~rj lJ. S.

grot.:p, c - ab.. f'la.rr~~arni r.tay

ec ~n Septer:-tber 28:3 .. The affian: knows that a hi ye Gadah:-:;

Pear::.rr.a::; ;c: -L '"

k:1own as

coera:ive anc ncdia

C)r~ C / ~. S / 1 3, ... ) 7\ ..., "'!" Y'f1 ~

;jk'l.J '""- - 5;; l ir: k :o a propaga~da sty:e :::e v .1dec i::s vJiU; cie c:.:.or~s

~ violence o~ the stroets bC! Syr a cue tC

Syrian flags and s~b:i~les - ·hat effec:: .. An audio chant is

t:Cose v:ho star:d fer A .. _L.:-.. .: c::icflS t various m ahideen

sce:-:es train>:g a.re displayed. :_ L'e>:··~s D: :J.S. 2:::-eside:-:ts ts i:1clude ~.c:-::1;..0 F'.eac;a:-~, Bill

Seorge Busr 8'JSh, a::c Ba.::-ack Cbarr.a

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are · di uyed ~tile the subLi~le~ state, "A~d p~nish tho r.ypccr.L tes if s their repe:1:::ance."

t; 2 . CJr:

t. .. 'j.

_;abha t: al

associated vide:() :.urba:1 ar:.d a pistol ~ s:ered on ~~s c~es-. s:.. e

Tr.e i:Jdiv~dual speaks dir c~Ly -c :te cancra and pro~ides his nanc and states that he h'dS ~~v~nq a co~fortable li~e.

He gee nac He goes on tc cla~m

are necdc:d to . l rr,ore A!~ur calling others c;c:r:e fight,

ihud and claims that men than \..rea pons and rroney . he d:.rec:::s r:is a::tention

kuffar," notes ':hat .:-.o me.::cy . '. '>A'll. be

lr.ar:: day and ~- · we vJi.l: b:o;..· :JP

yoL.r cars, : .. e

':'he

l. ,.

.:;,

ffianc ~news rhat a ::on-1'1usli::l or an

unbeliever or disbeliever or inf~dei; var~aticns include kufaa~~, )<;ufr.

/ 0/~ J,

r~e v'dec is narratec

Your att~ant lS awar

a u.s. Cror:e s t ~ :_ :(2

of rn ah ::.dee;;

v.ideo ir:c:t-:cics in ~ ............ "' ........, 1 , :::" v ,,...._ ..... v._..,;;::;

icticns as Pres:dent 3arack 'Jbarr.a.

tc s:y:c video.

1-A~iaqui is a well known

~ncludes depictions A~ other points the

f Presiden~ George W. 3ush as well ·r:,e r:arrator, Ar.war a:-;:.,Jlaqu.i,

: Islarr ..

·1~. 0: ~8/26/ c:.3, B~~s:~ pcsted a tog raph c f ~as i<:ed soldiers 3AS IT corr.rr.ented above :he SLand

:r~a i :-: La r g e :. s ..... : : S y :_· i. a # r S : S , :; a b :1 a t

Al-~usrah, and Ahrar Al-Sha~."

o titled ur·e i\r:i __ ery Base."

~ r.e subt. •. t .Le ( '.;; ),_.

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,. i:e 'J :. dE~O itse • icts a co:-:·r../oy of - t!:ucks, ca~s,

r:tc:o ::.es, a~·1c! a :ank dr i v .: .. :1g a or:q 2. in a desert Many of t~e ve~icles ~ave ..:.ndividuais in ~he~ who

··o ·.he

The ''i oeo ::s ;.;i th a

bla::k :lag of ~ :r.ad pl see:-: !:a i. s..:.::q a : la~ t

::ed ubti.:~ e "

J-1.n incL vidual is 1\ila:: :;:~is':: :he

Lhen

f ' ., . _:-:~:.,._·,_ae "gran: us :nar:

P..: one po_::t ~ C:h i noo!: Lel icoplcr . S. r;,ill ta~y :orces) is disp 1ayeci

the jews and chris ians." Addit:onal y :here i~ a ct:.c~

o.t :7-:e

'dave while the su.bti. les .sr:ate, and its hclpers.H

"

:uce':Jook page. dead on the ground.

ogra •.vas

A::othe r ::-.an ,.,

rn an :,rr.mense

Dea2. with Arner:.:.ca

an _nage f a man 1

th an assault rifle

r.g

s 11.:.:1 g

across his back is bending over to kiss :he dead rea:: :ne 3AS:: :yped above the

have :r~e::c:l :.>n . ' . . . ' . . . n1n ana g·ve n1m tne n1

~· rck.JZ amen! One of ou~ a~az:ng b~ot~ers who wasn't af~aid to die." Yo~:r af:ia.::t is d'flar·e t:--~at Shahced :r.ea:1s a rrart.yr-;

so~eo~e who dies in ~ne way of Al:ah; varia~:ons 1nc:ude

: :eve: of parad se or heaven;

jarrr1ah. ··{cur at:f:ar:t

k:-:cvlS :~hat In sha l1l~ah :.s an !~.r2bic :_c:.rf.l rrea~1 ng ·i. t God is

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August of 2013 to present: BASIT's continued Facebook activity, and online communications with a confidential human source (CHS) and an online undercover employee (OCE)

48. Dc::i::c /013, ar. ::'B::

Fa.ceboo:.C page ·t~hi ch deolo9y of

LJse::i a

Islamic

:::he GiS ar:d

out a relationsh p with tne CHS. J~riag :. ese d.:.scussions,

leave the Jni:ed States, '""' 1 C' ....... ..::>

a~prcva: o! tho m ahidoe~, ana ~-

BASI noted that he was : :1tending :::.0 t::-ave: to Sy=ic. and t=:at r.e had a ~ cb "'t·li ~h a

:_n - . . ... OglStlCS, BAS IT

that if he dies on the mountain, the~: he 1 s shaheed. Ir-: th:s co:-::ext, Bl\Sl'.;:' alsc a!.:f~rmed • hat many ~i.ves have

been sacrificed and t~rn back was not an option.

Ahrar ash-Sham group. Yo~r a~~iant is aware that Ahrar ash-Sham -S a coalition bri made Llp of lslamist and Salaflst

::e u~~rer:t Syrian egi::-:e led Bas:-:ar ai-f\.ssad.

5:.. . On 0 9 I 0 4 / 2 0 13, BAS IT co:r:r.t.::-::.cat.eci ·,.; the Ct-iS \712 Faceboci<: p.!: i. v a~- e mess<1g ing,

52. On .Jbcut 09/05/2::::.3, J9/C6/13 from

:::!:e air;:

York,

he was

fl.i. ~JY ( ,_;FK)

fo:::L

da !:owever, 3ASTT die

t.

53. on 09/06/2013, BAS:: again ccr:1.:mr.ic;at.ed v.'i:::r. the c;Es via ~·:lce~ook private nessaging. BASIT stated he ~:ad bot.:gr.t. a tic:<:et bt:t ciid r.ot trave_ becat:se te co:;ld net. co:;:_ac:: his f r i e ~: d i r. :' :..: r key . ::e a.::...:::o seated ·-:hat. he co:.:'d not r-:us::e:: -::e strengc.!1 Lo leave h's paren:s, but. that he stil: intended

He ::o:ed -hat

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:.r:st he had received a ::uL

or: :'1 s ticket.

:J9/:1/20l3, Et.r,s IT :he C~·!S 'Jia F'acebcck p::.vate

r_hat te ~ad · rave ed year to te!p his Syrian

interes·ed i~ ~oney.

hi~ and o he lef~.

s~ated :ha~ this had disheartened GAS T sta~ed he w~uld ret~rn to Syr a if

he knew the brothers were tr~e beca~se he didn't ~new wh~ tc

9/ 2/20l3, 3ll.Slr re-pcs::ed a stc:te:r.er::: a;; r:i::s i:'aceuook

pa9e vJh:i ch car:'te frc:r.

st ter:1ent read "Reqa

another person's ~acebocK

~ str·ikes in

page. Tte ia: ~abf:at

a -~usra Senior Sheikh AbL ~arya said tne one who kill ::1us.:..ins ir. Yerne:-1, Iraq a:--.c A~ ist2.c~ ·tJ~ not save the~ in

iCJ." 3ASI~ tten pos:ec a s:a:e~e:1t

Jt ... On B.J:.SIT .:..a::.rcled :c Lave ::s.r., frie::c:is a::d :-1e

to ki:: :!:e

reccqnized that these FSA were no: oad people, lee :1at:..o:-.al.ist:.c: a:-:d -wo;.;._G ulti~ately :ust

were

be

co~.:n-::ry t:he cur ::-e~.. pres i der:t. c;:_ y

ider.tical. 3AS!T ~elt there was

t ::-eplace h .. r:: wi U: a ~eed to qet rid of

3ASTr::' . . . oc~J: rc~c

:ru.ve.: t~) Syria

a:-:ci :::.o support .:...: h i 1 a fa j; w :. t~ b s .. ;.s:T stated

( 3l~SIT) was r:ot too ld ~:) co~:te to

st:.::.l exercised, and ~hat he was st:.l::. gcod phys :.cal

concnt:.or:. BAST':' stated that everyc:-~e sho:J:.d war:t lc c'e a :7\artyr Ji::.e he wanted. The aff:.a:1' knows that kl;ilafaf: 's the 1aea o: a~: 1s:.ar:12.c s-·a.te g0 1lerned by .Sharia

:a·"·.

'Is.:.arr.::.c

57. On CIJ/18/2013, BAS:. posted a ~:.:-:< _ro~ anor.her Facebcor:

:~e:::·_r·(),Ci.S:T. c:rov·is..:..OLS t~C av::-l Sy.::a:-: rebels. 0

;0\liev..·Fd r::e ar'""ic-:.c v1h r:b dr:sc!:·iht?s P!:PS de::-~

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order ~or a waiver re ation to s~pp:ying c~cnical weapo~s related ass s-ance to ::;e .. c:c

:.:nitec v:h i ch

co:-:L~rr:1ed that sar~:: gas had :::e::en: v oeen ..:sed ~he A~:A ~orbids provi ng I~nit'ons and ther assistance :a

s tha: support acts c.:owrr.en~inq <:)n th:

t "~

'·· topp_e Pres~den are -!.ihad:s~s. S exp'. 1t!y l'stea Al-N~sra ?ron:,

f t~e :tac~ itseJ~. :'he attack consisted ot a ven:c~e ente:~ng c::-:ec

On " . p ]Vate xesscig:ng.

Uni :ed Ki who were arres:e~ fer promoting :~e kh latah.

to Aleppo or Raqqah. n:m up from "An:epu

BASIT noted ~e needed someone l pic~

\Which your A~fian: be:ieves to be y-pfere:rce to Gaz--r.antap, Tu1:

~eave: soG:1 oecc:::.1s c a feeling :hat a globa.- c~amp down slims would he n re-

a:=raid. B.'\S~':' sta ::ed :-.e ·.-~o;..;:c :iC'c feel good a::::>oL:t !limselt

j ihaci beca::se he feels ·hat :--,e .:.s no- doir~g e:: and :he luxu~ies and corefort ~e~e woa~en

C9/ 5 013, ::::onve.:sdt.i.:Jn the CHS cs~ng Facebock privaLe cessagi~g. In reference tc

8ASlT' s sta:.cd desi_::-e '"co :ra?e~ :o Svr.:a, -:he C .. ~S prov~:ied

3l\SIT ',vith :..te cc:--::::ac::: in:·or:r.a:io;·: of i1 rJrotr:f?r v:ho CC~lld

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in:c~::.ed

co:;tac::.. The co:-:t2c: - ' 1n:orr:a:.: incl: ..... ded a:1 emai.l a:id.ress ar:d a S

0:1

'.\:.t;:

/2 /2013,

''trusted n~o::.her

: " s h ·,;e 11 .

de a accour"t~ :r: a;_::~..:ality,

in c,n_:ne

C . i\ecords f ro:r1 S dlscl:Js t~.a ~ acc:ot.: :--: t "Se

64.

crea:ed on 3/6/2 1~ with e~ai: address basi:javed@~ot~ai:.co~

aadress

Se les:'l. :.mn~grat on .::ile,

of Se

9/2;/

tf:at ~ s l ved

EL~S :T :.s the t.:ser

n +- eci

Qnqa

chat.

in Cary, NC:.

s

t~av·eling soon tc he

but he ,...1eeued a fJ---c..-:c tc s::_ y. T::e ()C~ replied ~:j"~ac tr.e rcu:.:e :ron T·"'y:key :--:as oecc:t:e very diffic;..;::.t bt.:t ~1ere a:-e u~er ways go. BAS~ T rete renced

still be ope:; fro~ :ur 2..:-:to Syria. T!":e OCE inforr:.ed 3ASIT

s:ated :hat he wanted tc ''he:;; the lp :_r: any ·w·ay : car:."

L ve ~-sat ~cr:, exp:..aincd r.ha :.

:-:.:! ;...•as net asscci.at.ed ;dth FSI;. BAS:I rep:ied :hat he knew v..·:to the FSA were and t:-:.at tl":ey '.Nere o;.ly ccnce::-r:ed with gc~~ing =id of Bas:-:.a= a:-Assad. JASIT stated that he stJod ~or · ~le khilata.h. The OC st:ar:cd that t:-:.e F'SA ·,..·a"t oe:noc::-acy like t:-:e kuffa.:::. :~ad

been condi.tioncci have demGcracy "~.agLoot."

he an Arah_c t r:n referencing those

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65. ':'he conversation ccn:::.i.nued and ::.he CCE: as:.zed 31\SI'::" : f he )',ad

:-:eard o_ .. Iab:--:at al-:\J~sra:-:. na7: They were

3asnar dl-Assad.

asked fiASl how t.n heip. replied, : igr~-

::.haL on his docu~ents it was "3asjt Shei~h." T~~c OC2 stated

rn~~ci l ca 1 t:-eatrr.e:"'~t,

•.va:~::.ed be

f sor:te

there _ ... s ce. t':a t

inside with al-~abhat, and warned n:~ that he needed L

6~ci no

hc~.e and that he wantea i

B!'·.SlT stated :.:l2t ~:e

f t~;e b::::others v.·ho

be a "green bird." t. s:.tting at

Ycu:- a:fiar:t t·i·.:harL't:ad made

a sta emen:. ::elat.i.ng :r.ar::.yr :o grce:-. b1rcs. EASr:· stated

that he believed ne ~-::: ob:.aln t:-.e ::-.or:ey to trave ar:d ::hat

d tc travel wirh n

6 6 . G ~: 0 0 / 2 ·7 I 2

private :;essaging. v.: t

anyone.

anx'i .... s t:

68. ~Jn · .. _...,,/ I •JL / - f

aga n usi~~g S

3~T;S IT

CES :_:s : .. r:g F'aceb·JOt~ . .

co:r.:r.c ~11ca t.ea

ted that he had :·1ot

8cnve~sati~n w th the OCE

coZ":tacl with a::cther b~c-t':er · . ..:::o t.ra·ve s :Oaci< ar:d forth to

the C.S. dn~ helps with bringing ~oney. this h::o~:hc-::r ::::oul:i oring 3ASIT d::u :.hen :tee 1r: place, 3AS:::T

wo~ .. d receive two t.o fo'-.;r vleeks of ::..rc::.;:ing before cros.sir:g

Ll:er brothers. The CCI:: st:a::ed tha: BASIT wcnld

trave_ to Beir~t, ~ebanon and :hen tra n in northern Lebanon BASI~ provided his

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Eor tl-:e OCE :D p2s.s t:J;is brother. l3.l1S_T sta:::ed ::,at he "-'as working to

.. '' ' ys_cai cc~a~::o~.

69. This conversatio~: co:-:L.~·..:t:d a:-.c. 3ASIT ~o::ed ::h,;t >e '...JOu~o

to S ,0 0 a~ arriva

'I'~:e OCS

s : a t.. e t1 t h a :: B~; S I ~ s h:.:; u :; b r :_ n g

:..oe shoes ana -3 bac ck. wo~k boots a~d a sleep:~q bag ~d he wo~ld buy a back pack. ~~:ev a~;reed -:ha:. :hree 3ASIT ther: expressed cancer~ ~hal he ~ay be ~o~i

so

would use a codeword ~ avoid a trap. The OCt stated that

was the OCE's role t fi~d sen, :rain the~, get weapons, and 3P.S::. _ ;. for logistics,

ge: t ing supplies a: ~ gctt~~q

or f r.e ·.-w:.:ld CJC_:E that -ely en the Syria~s t ~eve supp~ies because they speak

::he l ar:q.:age and car; They disc~ssed ether

plane ::icket would st S1,2C and :--~e t~l<Jt..:1C. c::ec~ on dates.

BF.SIT noted ~~hat he ·..:culd try se. l car. add~c_onal y sent the CCE a

tha~ I.t \vC)lLd co::: SbS

3AS:T sen~ the OCE a link t

cg :: hi:nse '!f.

avoid . . 1.Lg :3 . ..:S.t:-J: ·~ .. s du1.:· :..·ave .. and .:.ogi.stics of the

~cin the b~othors. again Nusra

('.. +: ' ,...; '--on -1 rrr.e,...

Rl\S I'~' p eked a

·.vould be

:Jn l 0 / 0 6 n 0 1 3 nd i /07/ 013, 3AS!T ca~~~n~cated w~t~ :..~e CCE v (]

t ~a vel bc.:cre ~~~'.i b the •,;c:s f'.ilVing :cOLb~e

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nonf:y.

:';Oli ::elebra:e

2. Cn ~ /U /20:.3,

l I 5/2 13.

·.,·.:t:h t:,e :::::i

stP!led :1e ~:anted -o be cne of'

s :' A.1.laL

ar:a bac~ ~ 1\t cne po~n :_, BI,SIT again stated affiant k~ows ~~at he wanted t

73~ On J0/08/2 13, SP .. S! used Skyf)E' a~"~' to engage 1n a verba in~ r:r.ed he

t:· s li:r.e. :'tey t.'1e:1

disc:...ssed th.cr r~ .. rc;.ys -:c :·u::c :he h~d.'l~~. ll~ one poir:t, :.'18

CC~ to_d 3AS:T that BAS:: ~a~es the OCE nervous because BASIT t_::::ket

was goi :1g l

the no:-.ey.

h : s a iJ ~ t :t c k e l b u ~ he \"¥'a s :--·1 o : a~) } e t o g e:.

CO".Jl8 catch the

Bl1S I. :respcnded :r:a t :,e f i 7: the sane 'J~ay a ':Joe__ t the OCt:

BASIT stdte;J :...ne OC?': did net ;-,;:ne

that he was g~ing to :1e co:..:2d s::.ill work

but if the CCE could wait c::

::c ... d t.::e :t.: to net be nervous, and

~im so~e cimo to see if he can work

;.t,. Cr: 1Cl/17/::>Cl1, 3AS:T c:x:-~T.unicaLed ;,.;2.th :...he oc::: via S

ther:

it

q.i.ve

6ASl~ s-ated he :hc~gh: :ha: he cou:d get :...he ticket

t.hat~ SO\~nded

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"y:Ju

A.:: arne terrn

~~ wen~ o~ to sta~e t r everyone ar:d ~ s a serious

= yo~ a~e scared a~c dc~'t ~a then ~ake jihad ~, r: othe~-- wa s ... dawa~ ... go~ BASI'::'

rep l i e:i, serious ... I I r:l no:: scareci. .. :rn [sic~ r.ave

'It:c OCE asi<ed EASIT, you "Po:: U:e

atf ..... rr:.e:i .,.i.s ::::e:-:t. t

:a:i< agai~ in a week. obtFL~· a ricke::. ar:c tr.ev agreed t

The a:f ~a:".t knc·,;s t::a~: cfa:-Ja rr.eans tl:e

callina cf others to ~ ir: -sla~.

i 5. Cn ll/ 0 l /2 J 13, B!"'.S ccnfir~ed with the C~S via Paceoook chaL tha:: he had ascd a t·cket fer :rave: to Lebanon,

rtinq RDU Airport on

?.t :he t icke:: prov:::.ae:: ide r: t 2. t i c a t i on ar.ci

::1c~ct ~cr travel air v..·ith a :ir:dl des~ina::ion ~·he 1 (:.'(j -:_ t ·i nerary

inc:~ded travel to Canada, ::he second _eg included trav on to Turkey. He :hen proceeded to chec~ :~ ne h~q as l~qgage.

Aften..:ards, ~H?

he went thro~gh both ~~it~al a~d secondary scree~i~g and was gran~ed per~ission to go ~o tis gate cf departure. However al tha: point, he was approached lar..1 e:-: forceme:-: t. and

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ole

:::< :J . s . c . § 2 3 3 :j d .

ial :~ t

~ederal au:ea~ of :nves~igaticn

lal ent Jason Mas:o~ as tho affia~~ ~as beer: p:aced t~LS

.;r:der day o: Ncve:;;ber,

:ted States Magistra-e ~:!ste~-n D s:. ict o :\u.:··::~ Care~ i.'l(1

-~\~il;·:t~.:~g·- n, :Jo.::h Ca~o::~J

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